50 Canadian Things You Must Do Before You Die

Bucket lists have been compiled for ages, indexing all the goals that one wants to accomplish in his or her lifetime. People can obsess over them, download apps for them, and even make movies about them. Travel, of course, is one of the top things people put on their bucket lists, which inspired us to put together our list of must-do activities in Canada. Come with us as we go through a photographic tour of the 50 Canadian things you must do before you die. And be sure to let us know your favourite Canadian activities that should have made the list!

Take the leap of faith as you view the land as far as your eyes can see in Regina.<br /> <br /> <em>• Skydive South Sask, Regina, Saskatchewan, 306-569-5867, <a href="https://skydivesouthsask.ca/"> skydivesouthsask.ca</a></em>

The glacier adventure has been a favourite of tourists for a long time and is expanding to include a <a href="http://glacierskywalk.ca/">glacier skywalk</a>.<br /> <br /> • <em> Glacier Adventure, 1-877-423-7433, <a href="http://www.explorerockies.com/columbia-icefield/"> explorerockies.com</a></em>

Visit New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park and explore the calm shallow waters from the sheltered lagoons offering up a great opportunity to kayak peacefully through the maritimes.<br /> <br /> • <em>Kouchibouguac National Park, Saint-Louis, New Brunswick, 506-876-2443, <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nb/kouchibouguac/index.aspx"> www.pc.gc.ca</a></em>

Grab that special someone and attach a <a href="http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/13/inscribing-couples-names-on-locks-big-deal-on-ottawas-corkstown-bridge">love lock</a> to the Corkstown bridge in our nation's capital.

Scream through your thrill ride on Canada's Wonderland's Leviathan, which flies 306 feet in the sky with the first hill descending at 80 degrees. You can also check out the Windseeker at night, when the illuminated seats will have you in awe as you capture a 360 degree view of the city while your feet dangle 300 feet in the air.<br /> <br /> <em>• Canada's Wonderland, 9580 Jane St, Vaughan, Ontario, 905-832-8131, <a href="https://www.canadaswonderland.com/"> canadaswonderland.com</a></em><br /> • <a href="http://www.where.ca/listings/toronto/attractions/amusement-parks/canada-43/"> Map and reviews</a>

With so many mountains to choose from, Canada is the perfect place to start climbing, with plenty of options ranging from low to high levels of difficulty. Always be sure to take the proper precautionary measures when planning a climb. Check out these helpful links to lead you in the right direction.<br /> <br /> <em>• <a href="http://www.summitsofcanada.ca/canatrek/summits/summits.html"> summitsofcanada.ca</a><br /> • <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/pm-mp/visit/visit7a12_e.asp"> www.pc.gc.ca</a><br /> • <a href="http://www.cdnalpine.com/alpine/alpine.htm"> cdnalpine.com</a></em>

All aboard Via Rail's Toronto-Vancouver train, which takes you on a journey across the country. It's a hands-free way of seeing the beautiful landscapes that Canada has to offer.<br /> <br /> <em>• Via Rail, 1-888-842-7245, <a href="http://www.viarail.ca/"> viarail.ca</a></em>

With over 800 stores, an amusement park, a water park (with a full sized wave pool!), sea lions, and even their own <a href="http://fantasylandhotel.com/">fantasy hotel</a>, the West Edmonton Mall has to be seen to be believed.<br /> <br /> <em>• West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, 780-444-5321, <a href="http://www.wem.ca/"> wem.ca</a></em>

Hook, measure, tag and release! Get on board with the Captain Art Gaetan and his crew to be a part of this exciting East Coast experience as you get up close and personal with blue sharks.<br /> <br /> <em>• Blue Shark Fishing Charters, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, 902-830-4115, <a href="http://www.bluesharkcharters.com/index.html"> bluesharkcharters.com</a> </em>

Cape Spear in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is the most Eastern point of North America and offers a unique opportunity to enjoy a <a href="http://m.stjohns.ca/event/sunday-evening-dinner-cape-spear-lighthouse">Sunday evening dinner</a> in the Cape Spear Lighthouse. <br /> <br /> <em>• Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1-800-563-6353, <a href="http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlacesToGo/CapeSpearLighthouseNationalHistoricSite"> newfoundlandlabrador.com</a></em>

Live life on the edge as you walk around the rim of the CN Tower—1,168ft above Toronto.<br /> <br /> <em>• CN Tower, 301 Front St W., 416-868-6937, <a href="http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/"> edgewalkcntower.ca</a></em>

Experience the sights, sounds and touch of Niagara Falls as you float close to the 170-foot high horseshoe falls.<br /> <br /> <em>• Maid of the Mist, 5920 River Rd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, 905-358-5781, <a href="http://www.maidofthemist.com/en/"> maidofthemist.com</a></em>

Shred the slopes in Whistler British Columbia. A popular tourist destination for extreme sports on and off the Winter season and with a terrain like that you can see why.<br /> <br /> • <em><a href="http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/"> whistlerblackcomb.com</a></em>

Make your way down George Street in St. John's for a local pub crawl with people who know how to have fun.<br /> Check out <a href="http://www.stjohnsnightout.com/bars"> some local options.</a><br /> And for a planned pub crawl check out <a href="http://www.mccarthysparty.com/"> mccarthysparty.com</a>

Stop by one of the many locations throughout Ontario and indulge in this dairy's signature flavours and natural ingredients.<br /> <br /> <em>• Kawartha Dairy Ltd., 877-453-6455, <a href="http://www.kawarthadairy.com/"> kawarthadairy.com</a></em>

Visit Elk Island Park and catch a glimpse of these majestic beasts as they roam the lands of the national park.<br /> <em>• Elk Island National Park, Ardrossan, Alberta, 780-922-5790, <a href="http://www.elkislandwildlife.ca/"> elkislandwildlife.ca</a></em>

Made up of 1,864 islands, this unique spot on our list straddles the border between Canada and the USA, and has some of the most memorable boating in the country.<br /> <br /> <em>• <a href="http://www.visit1000islands.com/visitorinfo/"> visit1000islands.com</a></em>

35 responses to “50 Canadian Things You Must Do Before You Die”

Wow – talk about ripping off another writer. Why is it that big companies are ripping off ideas from bloggers and writers lately? Are you running out of ideas? No creative department? You can always hire us… The Great Canadian Bucket List is a book/website by Robin Esrock and launched this week. Be sure to catch him on his cross-Canada tour…

Total loss of credibility. This clearly is ripping of Robin Esrock and his book The Great Canadian Bucket List. Shame on you. I am not a fan, and will discontinue coming to this website. Shame on all of you.

Please tell me we are not out of original ideas in this world. If we are, I might just have to go throw myself out of a helicopter in British Columbia… and ski down the side of a mountain — an idea given to me by ROBIN ESROCK!

Really? The same week The Great Canadian Bucket List launches? Shame on you. The lack of judgement, tact, and authenticity here is overwhelming. Shamelessly profiting from someone else’s hard work and credit is never acceptable. Period.

Robin has been working on the Great Canadian Bucket List for years – it’s a very well known fact. What I find appalling is not only the fact that you ripped it off but to do it as he just launched his book tour. Sad. Do the right thing and give credit where it’s due.

How pathetic that you guys had to ripped this off from Robin Esrock. No respect for your publication! He is such a great writer, you should at least acknowledge his work. Since you are unable to do so, here is his website: http://www.canadianbucketlist.com/. Next time you decide to write something, just google it first for God’s sake.

I am the executive editor of Where.ca. I respect the comments section on this website as a place for readers to voice their opinions, however, Where.ca will not tolerate personal and cruel attacks on our writers or members of our staff. All such comments have been—and will continue to be—removed.

matthewjfox, fair enough. Personal attacks are never acceptable. However, in making your appearance here, you missed a perfect opportunity to apologize to Robin and canadianbucketlist.com on behalf of Where.ca for this obvious lack of journalistic integrity, or at the very least, for a serious and unfortunate lack of judgement. This is also unacceptable. Word of advice…you can’t dig yourself out of a hole. Admit the error, give credit where credit is due and either remove the article, or direct readers to the original idea.

You seriously have a lot of time in your hands to reply to comments on a blog. Why don’t you use your time to train your writers to do their research and bring us fresh and new articles. Oh, I hope you don’t delete this comment, it’s not personal! I’m just voicing my frustration with your publication and the fact that an executive director find that there is nothing wrong with replying to readers in such unsophisticated and arrogant manner. I hope you can understand this one day, when you mature professionally.

My post was removed, so I’m rephrasing it. Hopefully you can see my point. Yes, personal attacks are unfortunate and should be deleted. Nevertheless, as a reader I’m offended by the article being a rip off firstly and secondly, by how arrogant of your executive director to come in here with his personal comments. I’m just looking for the professionalism here. If you find necessary to delete comments, so be it. If you find necessary to let us know that you were going to delete comments, so be it, but please do it in a professional manner. You don’t have to announce to the world your title, it feels like bulling and intimidation. And frankly, a waste of time on your part.

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